Farm-gate.



G.M. BATES.

FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. 1915.

1,155,463. Patented 00. 5, 191.5.

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. FARM GATE.

APPUCATION men rss. 20. 1915.

Patented 0015.6, 1915.

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UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. BATES, F LEBANON, MISSOURI.

FARM-GATE.

To all whom it may concern.

- Be it known that I, GEORGE M. BATES, a

citizen of the United States, residing at -Lebanon, in the county ofLaclede and btate --.;ofM1ssouri, have invented certain new and the gateand its supports. 1 i

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in theclaims; and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is aperspective view of the improved gate; Fig. 2 is a section on the line2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 isa detached perspective view of the hinge support of the ate. 1 gCorresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the-drawings by the samereference characters. 7 I i The improved gate is constructed of endmembers 10-11, each formed of two portions spaced apart, horizontalrails -12connected, at their ends between the spaced end members, anddiagonal braces l3. One bf the rails 12 is replaced by a sliding memberI 14 extending at its ends between the spaced end members 1011. Atoneend, the member 14 forms a latch or look, as represented at 15 to engagein a slot or socket, indlcated at 16 in the latch post 17, while a leafspring 18 is connected to the end members 10 and bears againsttheopposite end of the memher 14; and maintains the latter yieldably withits terminal 15. in the socket 16 and holds the gate in locked or closedposition.

' Blocks 19 are connected to the opposite sides of the rail 12 nextbelow the member 14, while similar blocks 20 are connected to theopposite sides of the member 14. Pins 21 project laterally from theblocks 20, as

shown. Pivoted at 22 to the blocks 19 are straps or plates 22"-whichengage normally against the pins 21 to move the member 14 endwise andwithdraw the terminal 15 from engagement with the socket 16 and thus re-Speeification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 20, 1915. Serial No. 9,617.

lease the gate when the operating mechanismat its bend through thelowermost rail member 12 near the end members 11 of the gate. Theterminals of the bent rod are located in the blocks 23 near their outeredges, so that the sides Z k-25, where they pass through the blocks 23,are located at a considerable dlstance apart, and thus apply a bracingforte to the gate when open. An interme iate supporting member 26 islocated upon the lowermost member 12 and engages the side portions 2+l25of the rod and thus prevents sagging of the latter at the center.

The end members 10 of the gate extend for a considellable distance abovethe upper rail 42,..1vliile the end members 11 likewise extend above theuppermost rail 12. The end members 10 are connected by a transverse bolt27 which passes through the upwardly extending portions of the same,while a similar tie bolt 28 passes'through the upwardly extendingportions of the end members l1. A tie rod 29 connects the bolts- 27-28,and materially strengthens and supports the upper portion of the gate.The uppermost rail member 12 extends beyond the outer edges of the endmembers 11 and is adapted to engage in a notch 30 in the upper end ofthe post 17. At its lower end, the inner face of the post 17 is providedwith guide chocks 31-32 to receive the lower ends of the end members 11when the gate is disposed in closed position.

A pivot member 33 extends through the blocks 23, and the gate is openedby swinging bodily upon this pivot. At its terminals, the pivot 33passes through vertical posts 34=35, the latter being substantiallyequal in height to the end members 10 of the gate to carry the terminalsof the strand end members 10 and the blocks 23 so that,

the gate swings upwardly between thepp ts.

The posts 34-35 are connected at nected at its ends in the blocks 23 andpassed 1 lower ends by a transverse member 36, and likewise connectedintermediate their ends by a transverse member 37. The posts will beembedded in the ground to a sufficient depth to entirely cover themembers 36 ,37, which then act as stajvs to support and hold the postsin spaced relation, and etfectually preventing any lateral or othermovement of the posts. and thus maintaining the gate constantly inoperative position and etl'ectually preventing all displacementof theposts by the action of the frost or other meansithe posts 3l-35 being ofsutiicient length so that the transverse member'36 is constantly locatedbelow the frost line.

11y suitable means may he einployed for actuating the arms 2'2, but forthe purpose of illustration, pull rods or cables 39 are shou n andconnected, respectively, to the arms-2'3 and lead to suitable devices10- I cated at opposite'sides of the gate, but not illustrated, as itforms no part of the present invention. The pull devices are so locatedthat a person approaching the gate may actuate the same Withoutalightingfrom a vehicle or from horseback, and thus pullthe gate into verticaland open posi tion by causing it to swing upon its pivot 31-), as willbe obvious. At the first operation of either one .of the pull members39, the

member 2:2, which is, for the time being, connected thereto, isactuated, and exerting a pulling force upon the adjacent pinBl and movesthe member 14 longitudinally against the resistance of the spring 18 andwithdraws the terminal 15 from the socket 1 to release the gate which isthen drawn into vertical position by a continued pull upon the member39.

By this arrangement a very strong and durable gate support is produced,and the members, and a rod bent intermediate its ends to form sideportions and extended at its bend through one of the rails near its freeend and the sides of the rod diverged and connected to the bearingmembers, and a clip device engaging the sides of the rod and holding theouter portions thereof. in close engagement with the adjacent raiL 2. Ina device of the class described, a

gate including and members andconnecting Y rails, laterally directedbearing members carried by said gate at one end and at opposite sidesthereof, vertical posts spaced apart, a tie rod extending through saidvertical posts and through said bearing members, arod bent intermediateits ends to form side portions and extended at its bend through one ofthe rails near its free end and the sides of the rod diverged andconnected to the bearing members, and a clip device having eyes engagingthe rod and bearing over the adjacent rail and holding theouter portionsof the rod in close enagement with the adjacent rail. g

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGEJM. BATES. [14. 8.] Witnesses:

F. J. DEMUTH,

E. H. Bariz m'sv

